Future Antibacterial Pipeline Inhibitors of New Targets

Successful inhibition of virulence in bacteria might have the potential to eliminate antibiotic resistance - by eliminating the antibiotic. In effect, an antivirulence agent would hinder bacteria in their ability to actively infect the human host, but might otherwise leave them intact, and harmless [89,90]. 

The one certainty regarding the treatment of bacterial infections is that resistance will emerge sooner or later. The medical community is approaching a very difficult path as a result of the ever-increasing prevalence of resistance and a limited number of choices for effective treatments. With the introduction of new tools, 

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